Iconic New York library unveils the most borrowed book in its 125-year-old history
CBSN
Out of millions of books and dozens of genres, there is one story that sticks out for Brooklynites and beyond. The Brooklyn Public Library, one of the nation's largest library systems, has announced the most borrowed books in its quasquicentennial history.
In the 125 years the library system has served New Yorkers and others who frequent its locations, the system has acquired more than 2.86 million physical items and 250,000 digital materials. To celebrate its birthday, the system has spent the past few weeks unveiling the 125 most borrowed books out of that collection.
And it turns out that Brooklyn's most beloved books cover a wide range of genres and themes, from "The Cat in the Hat" and "Naruto: Volume 1" to "Wuthering Heights," "The Old Man and the Sea," and "Murder on the Orient Express."
